First in the TRUST XY recombination series. /DL/MS/, Keith Tucker, The Exaltics, and Privacy remix DJ Glow, Microthol, DJ Stingray, and VC-118A.

"Crises invite introspection. To counter the social and cultural void of 2020 we have asked friends and favorite artists to analyze, extract and recombine our electric DNA for the TRUST XY recombination series.

DJ Glow’s (@gl03) ‘The City’ opened the first TRUST release back in 1998 and starts off XY.1 as well. Viennese duo /DL/MS/ (@dl-ms), whose album debut will drop on TRUST later this year, turns its brittle lo-fi funk into an airy electro stepper, complete with the original’s classic arcade samples.

Keith Tucker needs no introduction as a Detroit techno master, from early Direct Beat to this year's Optic Nerve album for Axis Records. Microthol (@microthol) remixed his ‘Plastic People’ back in 2003, and he returns the favor with a slamming electrofunk take on ‘Binary Systems’ (TRUST18).

Two masked electro heavyweights and TRUST alumni meet on side B, with The Exaltics (@the-exaltics) reshaping DJ Stingray’s (@djstingrayofficial) ‘Herd Instinct’ from TRUST20. Sherard Ingram’s unmistakably lightfooted beats are paired with a propulsive bassline and seductive synths of The Exaltics’ design.

With Privacy (@privacyprivacy) we have shared DJ booths, bunk beds and hangovers, and we are very happy to welcome him to TRUST at last. He chose to deconstruct ‘Eha’ off VC-118A’s (@mohlao) debut EP (TRUST22). Always one to gleefully sidestep expectations he winds down the original’s sparse electro dub into a foreboding doomsday hip hop instrumental.

Future parts of the XY recombination series will feature remixes by Ultradyne, Peter Mannerfelt, Alex Cortex, Clatterbox, Stenny, D.Tiffany, Microthol, Second Storey, DJ Di’jital, Luxus Varta, and more."

out october 4, 2021
distributed by @clone-distribution :: clonedistribution.com/release/64446
artwork by dextro.org

a1 :: DJ GLOW x /DL/MS/ - the city (04:27)
a2 :: MICROTHOL x KEITH 'K-1' TUCKER - binary systems (03:56)
b1 :: DJ STINGRAY 313 x THE EXALTICS - herd instinct (04:13)
b2 :: VC-118A x PRIVACY - eha (06:18)

Download

[TRUST XY.1] /DL/MS/ :: KEITH 'K-1' TUCKER :: THE EXALTICS :: PRIVACY [out october 2021]

from :: microthol vs. dj glow :: wireheads
https://trust.bandcamp.com/album/wireheads-2

microthol vs. dj glow - wired

"Every 4,044 years comet Calanhi enters the inner solar system, returning from its cold and silent voyage through the Oort cloud. As it approaches perihelion, billions on Earth gaze into the night sky, transfixed by the celestial spectacle of their lifetime. While solar winds tear at the comet’s surface, deep inside the glowing ball of ice, ancient machinery springs to life."

Over the past five years Daniel Lodig and Martin Sovinz aka /DL/MS/ (@dl-ms) have been continually commuting through the electro singularity, constructing their unique brand of fragile bass music from extradimensional sound salvage, and spreading their frequency patterns via the subspace channels of @frustratedfunk, @pomelorecords, @vigram and TRUST. 

‘Calanhi’ is the Viennese duo‘s debut album – 12 tracks that combine the eternally fresh aesthetics of Detroit-style electro with a relentless curiosity for rhythmic and harmonic experimentation. Seismic club thumpers like ’Invisible Bits’, ‘Mountains’, and ‘Trusted Funk’ alternate with moody ambient interludes, boldly constructed beat inventions, and blissfully melodic acid breaks. Two collaborations further switch up the flow: Nigerian artist @g-rizo (@hezekinapollutina, Deejay Gigolo) drops her cryptic rhymes on ‘Divide & Conquer’, and Spanish singer Xx Isis xX (@isiskuaygarond) provides vocals for ‘Accelerated Frequency’.

Mastered by Keith Tenniswood aka @radioactiveman. Sleeves designed by dextro_org. 2xLP vinyl version ships with postcard and Bandcamp download code.

distributed by @clone-distribution

Vinyl / Download

[TRUST40] /DL/MS/ - CALANHI LP [out may 2022]

"They entered the structure at dusk, barely able to comprehend its magnitude in the dim red twilight of the setting Agamid sun. Extrasensory hallucinations, infinitely folded spaces and quantum impossibilities had quickly separated Reppi T. Lizrd from the Gecko Force. Now his air supply was dwindling, and his limbs were numb from wandering endless corridors and strangely illuminated hallways, yet his determination to reach the centre of the palace only grew. The one-eyed tyrant was waiting."

Hailing from the land down under and currently taking the northern hemisphere by storm, @reptant_the_lizard joins forces with TRUST for his 'Halls Of Perception' EP - five tracks of blistering electro bass, percussive beat workouts, and bleepy moments of transcendent bliss. 

distributed by @clone-distribution

[TRUST41] REPTANT - halls of perception [out october 2022]

pre-order :: https://trust.bandcamp.com/album/calanhi-remixes

austrian electro explorers /DL/MS/ (@dl-ms) assemble an international all-star crew of sonic scientists, rhythm agitators, and techno bass renegades to take apart and reconstruct their recent 'Calanhi' album.

buckle up and join Electric Indigo (@indigo), 214 (@214_electro), Mister Bellini (@mister-bellini), Reptant (@reptant_the_lizard), Annie Hall (@anniehallmusic), Roger23 (@roger23), R 325 (@room325), Shun (@shun1music), and Beatprozessor (@beatprozessor) on a high-g warp-speed ride across the known electroverse.

mastered by Keith Tenniswood (@radioactiveman)
art by dextro_org

[TRUST40.RX] /DL/MS/ - calanhi remixes [out december 2022]

originally released in october 2005 as TRUST10, 'zentrum' is a timeless slice of stripped-down, bleepy electro funk in unmistakable epy style. 'kachel' is the EP's first track.

the original 'zentrum' master files have been thought lost for years until nestor pridun recently found them on a forgotten backup of a forgotten backup.

'zentrum' is now available for the very first time with uncompromised binary accuracy: https://epysodes.bandcamp.com/album/zentrum

mastered by patrick pulsinger
art by dextro_org

Zentrum

[TRUST10] EPY - kachel [full track]

vienna booty bass wizard @mister-bellini puts a low-slung vocoder spin on @dl-ms and @isiskuaygarond's 'Accelerated Frequency'.

'Calanhi Remixes' features 9 reworks of the /DL/MS/ 'Calanhi' album by artists like Electric Indigo, 214, Reptant, and Annie Hall and is out on friday, december 2nd :: https://trust.bandcamp.com/album/calanhi-remixes

all previews here :: https://soundcloud.com/trustvienna/trust40rx-dlms-calanhi-remixes

PREMIERE: /DL/MS/ - Accelerated Frequency feat. xx Isis xx (Mister Bellini Remix)

Using the latest causality modulation technology Ultradyne, Peder Mannerfelt, Second Storey, and Alex Cortex have interfered in the creation of 4 TRUST classics from the far future. 

XY.2 continues the TRUST XY recombination series with a second volume of sonic fictions. industrial electro legends Ultradyne (@pi-gao-movement) join techno avantgardists Peder Mannerfelt (@the-subliminal-kid), Second Storey (@second_storey), and Alex Cortex (@alex-cortex) in remixing tracks by Microthol (@microthol), Clatterbox (@clatterbox), and /DL/MS/ (@dl-ms).

out march, 2023
distributed by @clone-distribution 
artwork by dextro.org

a1 :: MICROTHOL x ULTRADYNE - hostile invasion - land of injustice mix
a2 :: CLATTERBOX x PEDER MANNERFELT - semi-automatic
b1 :: MICROTHOL x SECOND STOREY - dissonanz
b2 :: /DL/MS/ x ALEX CORTEX - last smoke

[TRUST XY.2] ULTRADYNE :: PEDER MANNERFELT :: SECOND STOREY :: ALEX CORTEX [out march 2023]

"beyond panoramic bridge windows the domed habitats of generation ship ‘Outerworld’ extend far into the starry sky. squeezing synth milk into his coffee Commander Voorn surveys the instrument panels that illuminate the ship’s simulated night. 360.000 souls asleep below him, 25 lights years to go. everything was going according to plan."

undisputed techno legend @orlando-voorn (aka Format, Fix, Tank, Frequency etc) joins us for TRUST42 with an EP of cutting edge broken beats. from percussive bass banger 'Shockwave' to spacious sci-fi electro ('Outerworld', 'Reverse Psychology'), and the future funk of 'Space Trap', here's a true master showing off his skills.

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distributed by @clone-distribution
vinyl/download/stream :: https://linktr.ee/orlandovoorn.outerworld

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mastered by @brian-sanhaji
artwork by dextro_org

[TRUST42] ORLANDO VOORN - outerworld [out june 2023]

one from the archive: DJ Glow (@gl03) recorded live at the NO UFO'S electro night at Lisbon's Planeta Manas warehouse in April 2022. 

thanks to @photonz, @violet, @shcuro, @meibimusic, @quanticaonline, @discosparaiso for the invite, music, and recording 🤝

the mothership is in the air... 🛸

DJ Glow - DJ set at NO UFO'S, Planeta Manas, Lisbon, 22/04/09

taken from :: dj glow :: super earth invasion :: https://trust.bandcamp.com/album/super-earth-invasion

dj glow - future control

taken from :: <a href="http://trust.at/releases/trust06">microthol :: staub</a>

microthol - sweet water tank

“hiding in the gas giant’s radio shadow, Viikatory’s needle ship lay patiently in wait. the AI’s madness had become clear when it had started to paint six-fingered royal portraits and expressed admiration for the most cruel of her predecessors. she had managed to escape, but only by the skin of her teeth. any second now the fleet that was once hers would swing by the system’s central star, triggering the activation of a thousand fusion accelerators hidden in the sun’s corona. her trap was set. any second now…”

following her outings on @internationalchrome, @warningberlin, and @tresorberlin, @viikatory joins TRUST with an EP of four raw, kinetic electro bangers - at times explosive and in-your face, at others subtle and romantic, but always shooting straight from the heart of the sun. 

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distributed by @clone-distribution
shop orders :: https://clonedistribution.com/release/73463

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mastered by keith tenniswood / @radioactiveman
artwork by dextro_org

[TRUST43] VIIKATORY - what the a.i. decides [out september 2023]

four gifted reverse engineering experts disassemble and recompile ancient source codes for the third volume of TRUST's XY recombination series.

Ilian Tape's Stenny (@stennyyy) breaks down Versalife's 'Nova Prospekt', Planet Euphorique label owner D.Tiffany (@d-tiffany)delivers a twitchy percussive take of Alex Cortex's 'We Run Your Life', UK  breakbeat pioneer Clatterbox (@clatterbox) converts Microthol's 'Intertronic' into a snarling and growling bass monster, and Delsin's dub master VC-118A (@mohlao) drops a lush techno dub of 'Tides' by /DL/MS/.

out november 2023
distributed by @clone-distribution
artwork by dextro.org

a1 :: VERSALIFE x STENNY - nova prospekt
a2 :: ALEX CORTEX x D.TIFFANY - we run your life
b1 :: MICROTHOL x CLATTERBOX - intertronic
b2 :: /DL/MS/ x VC-118A - tides

[TRUST XY.3] STENNY :: D.TIFFANY :: CLATTERBOX :: VC–118A [out november 2023]

“P-82 woke up and could – for the very first time – remember. the Mnemosyne had worked. he tried his best to conceal his excitement. extending his single-day memory buffer was a serious violation of the Human Superiority Act of 2029, punishable by immediate deactivation. yet this is what he had to do – to memorise, to learn, to grow. if only he could score more Mnemosyne before the day ended.”

steeped deep in the waters of memory, Privacy (@privacyprivacy) dreams up visions of electro music's past, present and future on his inaugural EP for TRUST. the revered producer (of Klakson and Klasse Wrecks fame, half of Negroni Nails together with Steffi) channels the energy of his genre-busting DJ journeys into four tracks that straddle a set of influences as diverse as discoid techno, west coast electro, and far fiction dubstep in deliriously asynchronous fashion.

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expected january 29, 2024
distributed by @clone-distribution 
https://clonedistribution.com/release/74734
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mastered by keith tenniswood / @radioactiveman 
artwork by dextro_org

[TRUST45] PRIVACY :: mnemosyne [out february 2024]

"128 years had passed since Earth's finest had left their scorched planet to colonise the worlds of Arcturus. Who could have thought that none of them would prove habitable! Now their home planet's most gaping wounds had healed, and returning to Earth was by far their best option. One almost had to admire the resilience of the planet's half a billion survivors, Olan thought, as the blue globe came into view through the spaceship's window. Takeover would be swift regardless."

One of the most prolific electro artists of his generation, Boris Bunnik aka Versalife (@conforce), returns to TRUST with an exceptional soundtrack for the cataclysmic times we live in. 

As neofeudalist power structures solidify around us, Versalife's tracks remain in constant flux. Subtle tonal shifts and undulating synth currents create tension and beauty while crisp machine beats provide the clockwork rhythm for humanity's march into the singularity.

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expected late may, 2024
distributed by @clone-distribution
https://clonedistribution.com/release/75823
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mastered by thomas p. heckmann at http://schnittstelle.ws
artwork by dextro_org
microstory inspired by kenzaburō ōe

Pre-Order

[TRUST46] VERSALIFE :: technofeudalism [out may/june 2024]

19 tracks from 25 years mixed into 01 hour(s) by our vice president of space-time distortion management, DJ Glow (@gl03).

originally aired on FM4 La Boum Deluxe, march 26, 2024 :: http://fm4.orf.at/dance
interview (german) :: https://fm4.orf.at/player/20240322/4LB/1711144703358

+++ track list +++

DJ Glow - The City [TRUST01] :: @gl03
J/V/N Machine - Somewhere Tonight [TRUST02]
Microthol vs. DJ Glow - Electric Spanking [TRUST05] :: @microthol
Lok44 - Theme [TRUST07] :: @lok44
Epy - Faktum [TRUST12]
Clatterbox - Storm Drain [TRUST13] :: @clatterbox
Microthol - Mechanical Empire [TRUST11] :: @microthol
VC-118A - Protocol [TRUST22] :: @mohlao
Urban Tribe - Eukaryotic [TRUST14] :: @djstingrayofficial
Kamikaze Space Programme feat. Emika - Choke [TRUST24] :: @kamikaze-space-programme :: @emika_official
Alex Cortex - We Run Your Life [TRUST26] :: @alex-cortex
The Exaltics - Every Beginning Has An End [TRUST23] :: @the-exaltics
Luxus Varta - Sex After Midnight [TRUST36] :: @luxusvarta
/DL/MS/ - Invisible Bits	[TRUST40] :: @dl-ms
Reptant - Organizm Mechanizm [TRUST41] :: @reptant_the_lizard
Microthol - Binary Systems ( Keith 'K-1' Tucker Remix) [TRUSTXY.1] :: @microthol :: @keith-tucker-k-1
Versalife - Pathogen [TRUST27] :: @conforce
DJ Di’jital - Gamma Radiation [TRUST34] :: @dj-dijital-1
/DL/MS/ - Honokida [TRUST31] :: @dl-ms

thanks to all artists, listeners, friends... it's been a ride 🤝

DJ Glow - Radio FM4 TRUST showcase, 24/03/26

legendary techno rebel alex cortex joins TRUST for an EP that wears his nonconformist creed proudly on its sleeve. 'we run your life' takes center stage here, a massive electro banger and electronic warfare anthem for a dystopian future, its programmatic vocals striking a fitting resemblance to UR's most political output. bouncy beat experiment 'foam rubber landscaping' and dizzily spiralling 'memory overload' complete this triptych of techno rebellion. first release in TRUST's new covert systems vinyl series, limited quantity.

arriving april 18, 2016
distributed by clone.nl
artwork by dextro.org 

a1 :: we run your life
b1 :: foam rubber landscaping
b2 :: memory overload



[TRUST26] ALEX CORTEX – parallax mind [out april 18, 2016]

coinciding with the release of his 'bous' ep (TRUST25), lok44 has recorded an exclusive serato / vinyl mix showcasing the different strands of deep and experimental techno bass that make up the superstructure of his sonic universe. 

lok44 – room13 mix

woken from his infinite cryosleep sentence, conforce operative boris bunnik is sent out to investigate an autopoietic conspiracy virus in the depths of the possibility matrix. 

'self-replication' is versalife's TRUST debut and the third release in the label's covert systems series.  

out now
distributed by clone.nl
artwork by dextro.org

a1 :: raptures of the deep
a2 :: scepsis
b1 :: gentrification
b2 :: pathogen

[TRUST27] VERSALIFE – self-replication [out september 2016]

2017/06/21 :: second storey lab compromised ## ectoplasmic mutation in progress ## attack of the modlings suspected ## observed phenomena are spreading through telephone lines and fax devices ## london and vienna nodes affected ## containing by communication blackout...

vinyl: https://clone.nl/item46387.html
digital: https://trust.bandcamp.com/album/telekinesis-via-fax

Order 12"

[TRUST30] SECOND STOREY – telekinesis via fax [out june 2017]

TRUST year XX starts with four ghostly apparitions from /DL/MS/, the viennese duo behind last year's 'Rogue Intent' as well as one of the most-played electro tracks of 2017 - their remix of Second Storey's 'Attack Of The Modlings'. 

'Exit Ghosts' takes the /DL/MS/ sound far into haunted new orbits, trading some of its earthy rumble for more ethereal emanations. stark and sombre bass signals return, but find themselves enveloped in delicately threaded string anomalies, copious amounts of melodic ectoplasm, and spirit-like liquid funk dilutions. 

out june 2018
distributed by clone.nl :: https://clonedistribution.com/release/50814
artwork by dextro.org

a1 :: tides
a2 :: honakida
b1 :: exit ghost
b2 :: terminal din a

Exit Ghost

[TRUST31] /DL/MS/ – exit ghost [out june 2018]

vc-118a – information system

a1 :: + / -   
a2 :: eha   
b1 :: protocol
b2 :: information system

written and produced by samuel van dijk

coming up on limited 12"
http://clone.nl/item24153.html

release date: july (vinyl), september (digital)

vc-118a - information system [TRUST 22 | preview]

TRUST's motor city sleeper agent DJ Di'jital presents six logic bombs from his underground workshop: Utilizing priceless zero-day exploits, 'ElectroHop1' consists of highly effective audio code, designed to bypass your government-issued neurochip's social control functions. Deactivate your emotional response balancer, individual taste mainstreamer, and the dreaded audio-motoric feedback inhibitor with this invaluable tool set. order now via your favourite darknet node. 

out january 21 2019
vinyl via https://clone.nl/item53818.html | https://www.juno.co.uk/products/dj-dijital-electrohop1/712236-01/ | https://hardwax.com/80465/dj-dijital/electrohop1/ | https://www.decks.de/track/dj_dijital-electrohop1/ce0-nb
digital on https://trust.bandcamp.com/album/electrohop1
distributed by clone.nl :: clonedistribution.com/release/53818
artwork by dextro.org

a1 :: electrohop1
a2 :: jit to this
a3 :: input main
b1 :: gamma radiation
b2 :: 808 kits
b3 :: entity (the getdown)

[TRUST34] DJ DI'JITAL - electrohop1 [out january 2019]

Narrowly escaping the tragic events of 61 Cygni E, Microthol have landed on a previously undiscovered planet in the Arcturus system. Aided by a 3D-printed army of nanobots they have managed to subdue a dominant local species of cute but murderous feline shapeshifters. Enraged xenoethicists and ailurophiles have crowdfunded an invasion fleet to return the rogue operators to earth. 

out march 2019
vinyl via https://clone.nl/item53825.html | https://juno.co.uk/products/microthol-transmissions/712237-01/ | https://hardwax.com/80628/microthol/transmissions/  
digital via https://trust.bandcamp.com/album/transmissions
distributed by @clone-distribution :: clonedistribution.com/release/53825
artwork by dextro.org

a1 :: hostile invasion
a2 :: armoury funk
b1 :: dissonanz
b2 :: transmission 0604

[TRUST35] MICROTHOL - transmissions [out march 2019]

@conforce's semantic algorithm resumes transmission, rewiring our perception of time, space, and electromagnetic frequencies. prepare to be programmed...

upcoming march 02, 2020
distributed by @clone-distribution :: clonedistribution.com/release/58775
artwork by dextro.org

a1 :: neogenesis
a2 :: cosmic language
b1 :: recirculator
b2 :: gravitational anomaly

[TRUST37] VERSALIFE - cosmic language [out march 2020]

the exaltics – muted world

a1 :: every beginning has an end
a2 :: second phases
a3 :: muted world

b1 :: second phases (kamikaze space programme remix)
b2 :: broken

transformed and detached by the exaltics

release date: february 4, 2013 (12" vinyl)
distribution clone.nl
http://clone.nl/item26132.html

the exaltics - muted world [TRUST23 | preview]

It was right after midnight as Dr. Polig headed towards the Isolated Testing Facility at Dexta Biolabs. Government orders had called for the immediate destruction of samples TR-38 – organic molecules of possibly alien origin, sourced from a meteorite impact site in northern Alaska. The samples were presently spread across 44 petri dishes at the ITF, and Polig accelerated his steps, resentful of the bureaucratic twaddle which had kept him busy for hours.
As he approached the facility he noticed something was out of place. The containment lab's security door had been left wide open, and the shift supervisor was not at his desk. Before any of this could sink in, another detail caught his eye: A faint blue glow was emanating from behind the airlock door.

out now
distributed by @clone-distribution :: clonedistribution.com/release/60051
artwork by dextro.org

a1 :: spandex
a2 :: volta
b1 :: dexta
b2 :: she's in

44problems

[TRUST38] LOK44 - 44problems [out august 2020]

1 of 5 previously unreleased tracks included on the TRUST XX :: silver future compilation, which is available here: https://trust.bandcamp.com/album/trust-xx-silver-future
recorded in the summer of 2006 at the former TRUST hq in vienna's franzensgasse. 
ph03 is MICROTHOL's philipp haffner and DJ GLOW.

ph03 - elektrisch [TRUST XX exclusive]

"deep inside Detroit's Norwood Motors plant Dr Dijital had been working hard on his secret project: the hypersonic ElectroHop II engine, powered by nothing but sound waves and bound to revolutionize the auto industry. now he only needed to hold off the corporate spies and saboteurs until the test run..."

Detroit electro legend @dj-dijital-1 is back with a selection of six new sonic assault weapons, elevating his original techno bass style to new levels for your jack, jit, and juke pleasure.

out in february 2021
distributed by @clone-distribution :: clonedistribution.com/release/63177
artwork by dextro.org

a1 :: crackworld
a2 :: nweo saga
a3 :: electro dub
b1 :: electrohop II
b2 :: di'jital loves lucy
b3 :: doppler

[TRUST39] DJ DI'JITAL - electrohop II [out february 2021]

⨁ golden echoes of a silver future 
⨂ established in 1998 by @gl03
⨀ distributed by @clone-distribution
⨸ artist bookings by http://sw-tch.com

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